The defect
THE PEDESTAL SEAT MOUNTING CHANNEL WAS OMITTED OR FAILURE TO PROPERLY ATTACH A SEAT MOUNTING CHANNEL.
The risk
THE MOUNTING CHANNEL IS NECESSARY TO SECURE THE SEAT BASEPEDESTAL. IN THIS CONDITION A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE VELOCITY OF THE VEHICLE SUCHAS AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT COULD SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLYRESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
REQUIRES INSTALLING SEAT MOUNTING CHANNELS AS REQUIRED TO SECURE THE SEATS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Utilimaster Aeromaster | 1988 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilimaster Aeromaster | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 1988
5 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the seats; UTILIMASTER CORPORATION filed 27 campaigns in all.
| 88V145000 2 Sept 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V135000 11 Aug 1988 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 88V061000 8 Apr 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V060000 8 Apr 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988